Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 10 min
Assessment with 10 questions from Variation of Inherited Traits.
10 questions assessment
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
Genetic Garden
In this game, you will use Punnett squares to breed plants with desired traits. You will have to learn about and take into consideration homozygous and heterozygous dominant/recessive types, incomplete dominance, and codominance. Correctly breed all the desired plants to win. Afterward, you will take a quiz testing what you learned.
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Teacher Ratings (99) 4.2 stars.
Student Ratings (22258) 3.1 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
Mendel's Pet Ranch
In this game, you are in control of a pet breeding business at Mendel's Pet Ranch. You will explore how inheritance and dominance work with Punnett squares while trying to breed offspring with specific characteristics. You will need to breed pets that are exact copies of what your customers ask for. Some challenges will involve multiple steps before you can complete your customer's order.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (77) 4.2 stars.
Student Ratings (14367) 3.5 stars.